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CENSOR CLIPS

CENSOR CLIPS

Censorship
rules vary from country to country depending on legislation, culture, religion
and various other factors. In the 1960s it was common practice in numerous
countries to physically remove that footage which was deemed offensive or unsuitable
for the allotted timeslot by slicing out sections from the film print.
Currently only documentation and/or clips from Australia and New Zealand are
known to exist, details of which are listed below.

This page
would not have been possible without the help and support of researcher and
fellow New Zealander Jon Preddle. I have graciously been given approval to
reproduce material from his TSV articles and his BroaDWcast website, both of which I highly
recommend reading and go into much greater depth than I have gone here. Special
thanks must also go to Martin Dunne, whose research into this area of Doctor
Who has made this page possible.

EPISODE MISSING - CENSOR CLIP EXISTS

EPISODE EXISTS - CENSOR CLIP EXISTS

CENSOR CLIP EXISTS IN SOME OTHER FORM

CENSOR CLIP MISSING

NEW ZEALAND

The
description column may refer to a single clip or several clips. Censor clip
descriptions may have been modified from the original censor notes to correct
errors and other information. Identification of a character has been added
where possible. Anything listed in green can be explained below the table.

Reduce death scene with Negress, to absolute minimum, deleting the word
“Good!” spoken by man when he is told she is dead.

YES

5

Episode 5

Delete man pulling girl’s head back by her hair

YES

Reduce close-up of man picking up iron bar

YES

The Web of Fear

QQ

1

Episode 1

Delete 3 close-ups of hairy monster - delete, leave long shot

YES

Delete 1 close-up of hairy monster - delete

YES

close-up of monster attacking man

YES

Delete dead old man covered in cob-webs

YES

Delete man’s cry, if possible

YES

2

Episode 2

Delete
all close-ups of monsters [during next 2 min sequence], reducing long shots to
a minimum

YES

Two
soldiers fire on advancing Yeti

YES

3

Episode 3

Delete prolonged close-up of face & claws of monster, coming in as
he turns his back

Delete close-up of monster, coming in on closing credits

NO

4

Episode 4

Opening sequence with monsters, screams & old man being dragged
along by monster. Delete all except quick glimpses of man being dragged
along.

YES

Delete
shot of recumbent human covered with cobwebs & a scream

YES

Delete
scream (Evans)

YES

Reduce following fight sequence between monsters & army to absolute
minimum, deleting screams

YES

Delete
close-ups of monsters

YES

Delete final
attack on man (Captain Knight)

YES

5

Episode 5

Delete
girl’s scream & view of monster

YES

6

Episode 6

Delete close-up of man’s blackened face with monster’s claws around his
throat

YES

Delete shot of blackened corpse on ground

YES

The Wheel in Space

SS

3

Episode 3

Delete
close-up of man’s face with open mouth & accompanying scream

YES

5

Episode 5

Laleham trying to throttle Flannigan

YES

Flannigan being attacked from behind and elbowing his assailant

YES

Flannigan repeatedly bashing his assailant's head against a door

YES

6

Episode 6

Delete
close-ups of dead woman lying on floor

YES

SEASON SEVEN

The Silurians

BBB

2

Part 2

Reduce
shot of dinosaur

YES

Delete
shot of dinosaur

YES

Delete
heavy breathing

YES

Cut
heavy breathing of wounded Silurian

YES

Reduce
woman screaming, creature attacks farmer in barn

YES

Reduce heavy
breathing

YES

3

Part 3

Delete
opening shot

YES

Creature
wounded - heavy breathing sound very base-y.

YES

The Myth Makers 2 – Exists as part of the 8mm
collection recorded off-air by a fan in Australia

The War Machines 3 – Some of the shots exist as
part of the film reel of Australian censor clips recovered by DamianShanahan in 1996 (see below)

The War Machines 4 – Clip exists as an extract from
an episode of Blue Peter

The Smugglers 4 – Clip with roughly the same
duration exists as part of the film reel of Australian censor clips recovered
by DamianShanahan in 1996 (see below)

The Tenth Planet 4 – Exists as part of the 8mm
collection recorded off-air by a fan in Australia

The Power of the Daleks 5 & 6 - Clip with roughly the same duration exists as part of the clip
recovered from Whicker’s World

AUSTRALIA

DamianShanahan found a collection of censor clips in 1996.

STORY

CODE

EP#

ON-SCREEN TITLE

CENSOR
NOTES / CLIP DESCRIPTION

CENSOR CLIP EXISTS

SEASON ONE

Marco Polo

D

5

Rider from Shang-Tu

At end of reel delete chop to guards back

NO

7

Assassin at Peking

Delete knife in thief’s back

NO

The Keys of Marinus

E

2

The Velvet Web

Near end remove sequence in which girl smashes brain
creatures. A brief flash or two may be seen, but remove all screams and close
up shots of creature

YES

The Reign of Terror

H

5

A Bargain of
Necessity

Delete shots of Dr Who picking up a bottle and
following Gaoler to cell whilst bottle is still visible as weapons threat

NO

SEASON TWO

Planet of Giants

J

2

Dangerous Journey

Delete shots of man turning over body and displaying
blood-stained face and chest

YES

Delete shots of two men turning over body and dragging
it away

YES

The Dalek Invasion of
Earth

K

1

World’s End

Delete dagger sticking out of man’s body

YES

4

The End of Tomorrow

Delete monster appearing from [13 minutes in] to end
of episode

YES

5

The Waking Ally

At start delete shot of Slyther

YES

The Chase

R

2

The Death of Time

Delete underlined words in “What do they feed on?
They are flesh eaters. They eat humans? Yes”

YES

Delete shot of girl seized around through by tail of
monster

YES

Delete shot of Daleks blasting the Indians

YES

Delete close up of monster

YES

SEASON THREE

Galaxy 4

T

4

The Exploding Planet

At end delete item by newcomer (Garvey) “I must kill” (3
times)

NO

Mission to the
Unknown

T/A

1

Mission to the
Unknown

“These episodes were all considered unsuitable for
TV rated “G”, not because of specific scenes but because of their storylines.
The importer therefore elected not to attempt reconstruction, and the
episodes were not registered.”

- Basil Sands, BBC Sydney, March 1967

N/A

The Dalek’s Master
Plan

V

All

Various

N/A

The Ark

X

1

The Steel Sky

Delete shot of one-eyed creature

YES

3

The Return

Reduce close up shots of Monoid faces

YES

4

The Bomb

Reduce number of close up shots of Monoid face and
reduce killing of Monoids with beat rods. In particular reduce to minimum
screams of victims.

YES

The Gunfighters

Z

3

Johnny Ringo

Delete shot of barman’s body lying across counter

YES

4

The OK Corral

Delete shot of bodies strewn across street

YES

The War Machines

BB

3

Episode 3

Delete sentence “All human beings who break down
will be eliminated” and accompanying shot of man knocked down with blow to
neck

YES

Reduce by about half hand-to-hand fighting and
delete shot of soldier killed by spray from machines

YES

4

Episode 4

Reduce writhing and delete fall of scientist after
he is sprayed by machine

YES

SEASON FOUR

The Smugglers

CC

1

Episode 1

Delete shot of knife being thrown, shot of it
protruding from man’s back and his final groans and fall

YES

3

Episode 3

Delete dialogue “but not for you” and subsequent
wiping of blood from hook and dropping bloodied handkerchief on Jamaica’s
dead body

YES

Delete scream of Kewper as he is struck in back with
knife

YES

4

Episode 4

Delete shot of sword being withdrawn from Cherub’s
body

YES

The Highlanders

FF

1

Episode 1

Delete the grunt of man after stabbing in two
instances

YES

Remove the sight of feet of men about to be hanged,
and the officer’s word “take the [strain]”

YES

The Underwater Menace

GG

1

Episode 1

Reduce sequence in which Polly struggles against the
Atlantians who are preparing her for artificial gill operation

YES

2

Episode 2

Reduce sequence in which Polly is prepared for
artificial fish gill operation – deletions to include close ups of her arm as
it is held for injection and reduce her sobs

YES

3

Episode 3

Reduce throttling of Ando by Zaroff with spearshaft
and delete off-screen stabbing of Ando and girls screams

YES

4

Episode 4

Delete second shot of Zaroff behind bars as his head
goes under water

YES

The Macra Terror

JJ

2

Episode 2

Reduce considerably shots of Polly being attacked by
clawed creatures and reduce some of her cries

YES

Reduce attack on man on screen with clawed arm

YES

3

Episode 3

Reduce attack on man on screen with clawed arm

YES

The Faceless Ones

KK

1

Episode 1

Allow ray gun to be aimed and cut to body on floor

YES

Reduce shots of hand emerging from cupboard

YES

Reduce close up shots of faceless creature

YES

SEASON FIVE

Fury from the Deep

RR

2

Episode 2

All Mr Oak and Mr Quill to enter Mrs Harris’ flat
and tinker with the gas plant, then delete the sequence in which theyenter her bedroom and approach her with
staring eyes and open mouths, breathing out toxic fumes that cause her
collapse

YES

4

Episode 4

Reduce the scene in which Van Luytens is attacked by
weeds in the bottom of the shaft and his screams

YES

Delete the shot of body on the floor surrounded by
the pulsating mass

YES

5

Episode 5

Delete the close up shot of Robson’s hand covered
with seaweed growth

YES

Reduce emphasis on Robson’s seaweed hands

YES

The Wheel in Space

SS

4

Episode 4

Reduce to minimum attack on man by laser beam.
Reductions will include man’s groans

YES

SEASON SIX

The Dominators

TT

4

Episode 4

Reduce to minimum killing of Tensor in senate

YES

Reduce to minimum punishment of young man at drill
site by robots with invisible force

YES

5

Episode 5

Reduce to minimum killing of senator and
accompanying cries

YES

The Invasion

VV

5

Episode 5

Reduce
screams of children and reduce shots of policeman as he is killed by
Cybermen.